What is an alternative school?

The alternative schools - public schools based on the flourishing and the good development of the pupils make success. In these schools, students may have the chance to better understand the value of going to school each day. An initiative that soothes parents, but also the state. With the many situations of dropping out of school, alternative school attendance is the future of education. From one country to another, whether developed or underdeveloped, the alternative school system remains one of the solutions for each child's academic success.

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Alternative schools are public schools designed for children at risk of not graduating from high school. This educational system allows a particular pedagogy in the objective of the development and the blossoming of the student through intellectual and manual works, physical and emotional, artistic and citizen.

In alternative schools, children can go through classes faster than a traditional high school allows. A student may attend alternative school until the age of 20.

Most alternative schools are secondary schools, although there are some alternative middle schools around the state. Most alternative schools do not offer as many elective classes as a traditional school with several disciplines, but they give space for extracurricular activities such as art, sponsored clubs or music, for example.

All cities or countries have no alternative school option, however Tunisia has a pilot school and the result is very promising especially in the underprivileged. This helps children to focus better on the activities offered because there is no pressure. Tarek Bouchamaoui is a founding member of the Hédi Bouchamaoui Foundation, which has renewed its support for education every year.

Alternative schools change lives

Alternative schools are originally created for children from disadvantaged or handicapped backgrounds. Everyone has reasons to fail in a traditional school and there must be a school to help these students through their troubles as well as to bring them to the graduation stage.

We must not forget also the various reasons that can push a child to lose interest in education. Give unmotivated or troubled children a safe place to grow, learn, and learn social skills. Alternative schools must be better funded and have equal status in the school community.

It is interesting to fund alternative schools and integrate it in all public institutions, because it is rewarding and beneficial especially for children. Not only do they help achieve academic success, they help every child find their way to becoming a successful adult.